Skinny Hips // Ashton Irwin

eight // all i want is to take you out to dinner

//Annie//

Kieran drove for what felt like hours but was only simply minutes. When I finally realized where he was bringing me, I could feel my heart sink to the pit of my stomach and my breathing pick up, a sweat forming right between my brows.

"What are you doing, Kieran?"

"It's me she wants, Annie, not you."

Kieran stopped outside our mother's house, turning the car off, but not moving. I stared at him, not even trying to stop the tears from racing down my cheeks. Kieran wouldn't look at me.

"Get your stuff and go inside," he said, still not looking at me, "I have a flight to catch."

"Please don't do this to me," I whispered, my voice cracking and breaking. I still didn't move, watching as Kieran's breathing slowly began to get heavier. 

After a few more seconds of complete silence, Kieran finally got out of the car. My crying began to get more and more hysterical as I watched Kieran open the trunk and take my bags out, dropping them on the curb before making his way to my door. I cried, hysterically shaking my head as Kieran opened my door.

"Get out," he said, still not looking at me.

"No," I cried.

"Get out of the car now, Annie!" The sound of Kieran shouting was louder then the sound of my crying. Slowly, I climbed out of the car, my entire body shaking underneath me. I watched Kieran slam the door shut before he made his way over to his side and climbed in.

I pressed my sweaty hand against the car window, watching Kieran. He turned to me, his face finally falling as he watched me cry and beg for him not to leave. But as soon as he started the ignition he was gone, and so was all feeling in my body.

I hit the ground, pulling my legs in to my self and leaning on my suitcase as I cried, whispering my brother's name to myself, hoping this was all a joke and that he was going to turn around and come back, maybe even take me to Perth with him and keep me safe.

Five minutes passed, and he didn't come back.

Ten minutes.

Thirty minutes.

It wasn't long until I realized and was finally able to convince myself that Kieran wasn't coming back and I was completely alone. I pulled myself together, wiping my cheeks and eyes on the back of my sleeve and finally standing up. 

I pulled my phone out of my pocket, knowing exactly who to call.

//Ashton//

I stared at the five cards in my hand before smiling as Calum handed the blunt to me. Puff, puff, pass. I put down the ace of hearts and laughed right in Luke's face as he huffed, puffing on the blunt and passing it before picking up five cards for himself.

Interrupting me from the game, my phone began to buzz in my pocket. I put my cards down and pulled the ringing device out of my pocket. I didn't bother checking to see who it was that was ringing me and instead swiped right and held my phone to my face.

"Hello?"

"Ashton?"

My eyes widened at the sound of the voice over the phone and I quickly stood from my seat on the couch, getting the attention of the other three boys as I made my way in to the kitchen, not even caring that I was missing my pass on the blunt.

"Yeah it's me, what's up?"

"I need help, Ashton... really need help."

"What?" I rushed throughout the house, getting my shoes and car keys and not answering any questions the boys asked. "What happened? Where are you? What's wrong?"